Permit Agent/Environmental Focus

Department: Fiber - Fiber Network Design and Implementation Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Lubbock, TX

Reporting To: Scott Goodale

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Participating in projects that include consultations with local zoning/planning officials and local land use permit applications, local/state/federal permitting, desktop resource assessments, and constraints analyses.
• Support and oversee development of state and local land use and environmental permitting efforts, including conditional/special use permits and certificates of environmental compatibility, and others.
• Coordinate with 3rd party companies as they prepare environmental documents for permitting, with State and Federal Agencies like, but not limited to, BLM, NMSLO, DOTs, and USFS.
• Assist with the preparation of ROW easements and permitting for State and Federal entities.
• Work closely with the project team to navigate permitting challenges and meet client needs.
• Work may include project compliance or fieldwork support, budget and milestone coordination, and proposal or scope-of-work development support.
• Attend meetings with clients and be able to articulate updates on projects.
• Provide excellent leadership at the project, team, and office level by demonstrating leadership behaviors and professionalism.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering, biology, environmental science, natural resource management, or other related fields.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience of relevant industry experience in environmental consulting.
• Candidate should have an extensive working knowledge of federal and state laws (e.g., NEPA, NHPA, CWA, and ESA) governing natural resource management.
• Demonstrated experience with federal agencies such as US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), US Forest Service (USFS), and/or US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and other state/local agencies is preferred.
• Experience and ability to manage multiple smaller projects or one or two larger projects in diverse settings and with changing requirements.
• Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced work environment and desire to work in a highly collaborative team atmosphere.
• Able to resolve conflicts in a timely and professional manner.
• Good communication skills are a must. Proficiency with Microsoft software is important.
• Experience within fields such as AutoCAD and other related fields would get additional consideration.

Benefits

• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A diverse, dynamic, and stimulating work environment.
• Educational opportunities.
• A competitive salary and benefits package.